The Glad Fact

Infobox Album |
Name = The Glad Fact
Type = Studio Album
Artist = Dirty Projectors
Released = 2003
Recorded = 2002
Genre = Indie
Length = 44:45 (CD)
48:04 (LP)
Label = Western Vinyl
Producer = Dave Longstreth
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3vfrxqwaldhe link]
*Pitchfork Media (8.5/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17227-the-glad-fact link]
Last album = "The Graceful Fallen Mango"
(2002)
This album = "The Glad Fact"
(2003)
Next album = "Morning Better Last!"
(2003)

"The Glad Fact" is the second album by experimental rock band Dirty Projectors and the first released under the band's name and not just front man Dave Longstreth's. It is the first album to contain songs about finches, a recurring theme on all albums by the band, as well as the first album to contain explicitly titled songs about cars--another recurring theme. Most songs are closer to the style of The Graceful Fallen Mango than the heavier bass and glitch-style songs of The Getty Address or simple ballads on Slaves' Graves and Ballads. Western Vinyl issued the album as both a digipak CD and a 12" vinyl, with the vinyl having an unlisted bonus track. Both versions feature the image of an obese naked man sitting, although the CD has the band's name on the front whereas the vinyl has it on the back.

Track listing

# "The Glad Fact" - 5:15
# "My Offwhite Flag" - 3:02
# "Like Fake Blood In Crisp October" - 2:36
# "Boredom Is A Product" - 2:15
# "Two Brown Finches" - 2:06
# "Three Brown Finches" - 2:59
# "Off Science Hill" - 5:03
# "Winter Is Here" - 2:44
# "Ground Underfoot" - 3:24
# "Spirit-Future Medley" - 2:02
# "Naked We Made It" - 3:14
# "Lit From Below" - 2:29
# "Imaginary Love" - 2:46
# "The Highway Is A Foggy Knife" - 2:09
# "The Minutes" - 2:41

Vinyl track listing

# "The Glad Fact" - 5:15
# "My Offwhite Flag" - 3:02
# "Like Fake Blood In Crisp October" - 2:36
# "Boredom Is A Product" - 2:15
# "Two Brown Finches" - 2:06
# "Three Brown Finches" - 2:59
# "Off Science Hill" - 5:03
# "Winter Is Here" - 2:44
# "Ground Underfoot" - 3:24
# "Unlisted bonus track" - 3:19
# "Spirit-Future Medley" - 2:02
# "Naked We Made It" - 3:14
# "Lit From Below" - 2:29
# "Imaginary Love" - 2:46
# "The Highway Is A Foggy Knife" - 2:09
# "The Minutes" - 2:41